Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Etebase – An open source and end-to-end encrypted Firebase alternative
An open-source and end-to-end encrypted SDK and backend
Etebase is an open source backend service that provides end-to-end encryption capabilities as an alternative to Firebase. Launched in 2020, it is designed for developers building applications that require secure data… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Etebase – An open source and end-to-end encrypted Firebase alternative launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Announcing Appwrite 0.14 with 11 Cloud Function Runtimes! 🥳
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, Over the last year we've been building ente[1], a privacy-friendly, easy-to-use alternative to Google Photos. We've so far built Android[2][3], iOS[4], web[5] apps that encrypt your files and back them up in the background. You can access these across your devices, and share them with other ente users, end-to-end encrypted. You can also use our electron app[6] to maintain a local copy of your backed up files. We've built a fault-tolerant data replication layer that replicates your data to two different storage providers in the EU. We will be providing additional replicas as an…
2021 · its alternatives →
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Appwrite® - complete cloud infrastructure for your web, mobile and AI apps. Including Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, Hosting, Realtime and more - appwrite/appwrite
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Build privacy-first apps on Firebase
2018 · virgilsecurity.com · its alternatives →
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elebase▲173Have a fully operational back end, in less than an hour.
2020 · elebase.io · its alternatives →
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Discover Firebase, Google’s mobile and web app development platform that helps developers build apps and games that users will love.
2012 · firebase.com · its alternatives →
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Open Source realtime backend in 1 file. Contribute to pocketbase/pocketbase development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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InstantDB▲320Complete backend with auth and storage in one prompt
Apr 2026 · instantdb.com · its alternatives →
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Firebase Studio▲539A cloud-based, agentic dev environment powered by Gemini
2025 · firebase.studio · its alternatives →
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A totally proof-of-concept FoundationDB based network block device backend - dividuum/fdb-nbd
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Appwrite® - complete cloud infrastructure for your web, mobile and AI apps. Including Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, Hosting, Realtime and more - appwrite/appwrite
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! Happy to finally launch Stack. We made it because we like to put apps into production quickly, and authentication & user management was taking up way too much time. We have components like and that automatically adapt to whatever theme & design system you're using. Check the blog post to see the example with Radix UI and Joy UI. Also, there's an admin dashboard for monitoring and editing accounts. Stack is 100% AGPL/MIT-licensed, so you can self-host it. Cheers!
2024 · stack-auth.com · its alternatives →
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Run your mobile backend code without managing servers
2017 · firebase.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hi, HN! As a cofounder of Couchbase, I pioneered mobile sync, and I’ve always wanted to bring the speed and reliability of local-first data to the web, incubating PouchDB among other efforts. I learned the constraints of real world financial applications at McKinsey & Company FinLab, and Merkle integrity research at Protocol Labs taught me smart contract data structures. As part of the JavaScript community (and early hosting provider for NPM) I’ve been waiting, and now with the availability of APIs like Passkeys and Origin Private Filesystem, I’m happy to say the browser is ready to support…
2024 · fireproof.storage · its alternatives →
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2022 · eldadfux.medium.com · its alternatives →
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GoBuildMy.App▲164Hi guys! I am the founder of GoBuildMy.App. With GoBuildMy.App you can build native iOS and Android apps by chatting. Test apps in-browser using our web simulators and publish with one click. All the code is automatically backed-up to the GitHub repository of your choice. Integrate Firebase databases and auth easily by connecting your firebase account. More features are coming soon! Try it out for free.
2025 · gobuildmy.app · its alternatives →
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Appwrite® - complete cloud infrastructure for your web, mobile and AI apps. Including Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, Hosting, Realtime and more - Release Version 0.12.0 · appwrite/appwrite
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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